Cartoon Guide to Statistics

图书标准信息

• 作者 Larry（赖瑞·高尼克）、Woollcott Smith（沃尔科特·史密斯） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1993-07
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780062731029
• 定价 168.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 230页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

IfyouhaveeverlookedforP-valuesbyshoppingatPmart,triedtowatchtheBernoulliTrailson"People'sCourt,"orthinkthatthestandarddeviationisacriminaloffenseinsixstates,thenyouneedTheCartoonGuidetoStatisticstoputyouontheroadtostatisticalliteracy.

TheCartoonGuidetoStatisticscoversallthecentralideasofmodernstatistics:thesummaryanddisplayofdata,probabilityingamblingandmedicine,randomvariables,BernoulliTrails,theCentralLimitTheorem,hypothesistesting,confidenceintervalestimation,andmuchmore—allexplainedinsimple,clear,andyes,funnyillustrations.NeveragainwillyouorderthePoissonDistributioninaFrenchrestaurant!

【作者简介】

LarryGonickhasbeencreatingcomicsthatexplainhistory,science,andotherbigsubjectsformorethanthirtyyears,eversinceBloodfromaStone:ACartoonGuidetoTaxReformappearedin1977.HehasbeenaKnightScienceJournalismFellowatMITandisstaffcartoonistforMusemagazine.